StrinCFT 142 - The Art and Craft of Planemakingged Instrument Making

Class Projects

This course will teach students to make wooden hand planes. Through the use of lecture, handouts, demonstrations and videos, the following topics will be covered: • The history of planemaking • Tuning and using wooden and metal planes • Designing a plane • Making and tuning laminated planes • Cutting, tempering and sharpening a plane iron • Designing, making and using a wooden plane